Life In Squares

Life In Squares

The tangled loves of the Bloomsbury Group.

Ended First aired 27/Jul/2015 United Kingdom English 1 season(s) 3 episode(s)
Drama
The three-part series centres on the close and often fraught relationship between sisters Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf, and Vanessa’s sexually complicated alliance with gay artist Duncan Grant as they, and their group of like-minded friends, navigate their way through love, sex and artistic life through the first half of the 20th century.
Watch Trailer View Episodes
Login to Track
Improve / Add
Edit Show Details Add New Season Add Show Cast Add Show Crew

Episode Time in Your Timezone

See when new episodes air in your local time.

⏱ Improve air time

Air Time

Source: Europe/London · Your timezone: America/New_York

When does the episode air in United States?

The episode airs in your local time New York - United States at:

4:00 PM on Monday
Notice: This scheduled time is based on: /9:00 PM/Europe/London/Monday.
Improve release time Schedule day · Air time · Original timezone

Add or correct the official timezone, weekly air day, and air time only when you know the real source schedule. EpisodeTime uses this to convert episodes into every visitor’s local time.

Add release time

Show Insights

See how viewers feel about this show before you start watching.

TimeScore 33% Skip It
Binge Meter 48% Slow Burn
Episode Pulse Quiet 40% activity score
Drop Rate 0% Very Low

Scores are based on audience votes, watchlist activity, episode progress, and viewer behavior on EpisodeTime.

Seasons & Episodes

Browse episodes by season.

Season 1 · Miniseries
3 episode(s) · Air date: 27/Jul/2015
Improve Season
Edit Season Details Add New Episode Add Season Cast Add Season Crew
Season Overview

--

S1E3
Episode 3
Air date: 10/Aug/2015 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 57 min
Summary

Twenty years have passed and it is 1937. Duncan and Vanessa remain at Charleston Farmhouse, painting, living and loving alongside each other. Vanessa’s children Julian, Quentin and Angelica also live with them. Julian is determined to fight against Franco in the Spanish civil war, while Angelica, who remains unaware of her true parentage, goes to London to become an actress.

Summary

Twenty years have passed and it is 1937. Duncan and Vanessa remain at Charleston Farmhouse, painting, living and loving alongside each other. Vanessa’s children Julian, Quentin and Angelica also live with them. Julian is determined to fight against Franco in the Spanish civil war, while Angelica, who remains unaware of her true parentage, goes to London to become an actress.

✎ Edit
Contribute
Edit Episode Details Add Guest Cast Add Episode Crew
Open
S1E2
Episode 2
Air date: 03/Aug/2015 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 57 min
Summary

As war descends on Europe, the Bloomsbury friends struggle to build a life outside London. Virginia weds Leonard Woolf and begins a unique, unexpectedly happy marriage, which is in stark contrast to Vanessa and Clive's failing relationship. Vanessa comes to the painful realisation that she is in love with gay Duncan Grant and so begins a life devoted to him, painting and her children.

Summary

As war descends on Europe, the Bloomsbury friends struggle to build a life outside London. Virginia weds Leonard Woolf and begins a unique, unexpectedly happy marriage, which is in stark contrast to Vanessa and Clive's failing relationship. Vanessa comes to the painful realisation that she is in love with gay Duncan Grant and so begins a life devoted to him, painting and her children.

✎ Edit
Contribute
Edit Episode Details Add Guest Cast Add Episode Crew
Open
S1E1
Episode 1
Air date: 27/Jul/2015 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 57 min
Summary

Painter Vanessa Stephen and her writer sister Virginia embark on a life of unexpected, post-Victorian freedom in bohemian Bloomsbury. But when they are introduced to flamboyant male admirers, their idyll is rocked and the sisters' relationship is threatened.

Summary

Painter Vanessa Stephen and her writer sister Virginia embark on a life of unexpected, post-Victorian freedom in bohemian Bloomsbury. But when they are introduced to flamboyant male admirers, their idyll is rocked and the sisters' relationship is threatened.

✎ Edit
Contribute
Edit Episode Details Add Guest Cast Add Episode Crew
Open

Cast

Main cast members.

Add Cast
Eve Best
Eve Best
Older Vanessa Bell
Phoebe Fox
Phoebe Fox
Young Vanessa Bell
Lydia Leonard
Lydia Leonard
Young Virginia Woolf
James Norton
James Norton
Young Duncan Grant
Ed Birch
Ed Birch
Lytton Strachey
Christian Brassington
Christian Brassington
Cuthbert
Al Weaver
Al Weaver
Leonard Woolf
Jack Davenport
Jack Davenport
David Garnett
James Northcote
James Northcote
Adrian Stephen
Lucy Boynton
Lucy Boynton
Angelica Garnett
No Photo
Jerome Finch
Saxon Sydney-Turner
Catherine McCormack
Catherine McCormack
Virginia Woolf
Ben Lloyd-Hughes
Ben Lloyd-Hughes
David Garnett
Rupert Penry-Jones
Rupert Penry-Jones
Duncan Grant
Anton Lesser
Anton Lesser
Dr. Hyslop
Deborah Findlay
Deborah Findlay
Aunt Jane
Andrew Havill
Andrew Havill
Older Clive Bell
Guy Henry
Guy Henry
Older Leonard

Crew

Creators, directors, writers, and production crew.

Add Crew
No Photo
Katie Gormley
Art Direction
No Photo
David Roger
Production Design
No Photo
Jo Kornstein
Set Decoration
No Photo
Alan Almond
Director of Photography
No Photo
Claire Anderson
Costume Design
No Photo
Lesley Lamont-Fisher
Makeup & Hair
No Photo
Charlotte Le Moignan
Makeup Artist
No Photo
Stevie Hall
Makeup Artist
No Photo
Simon Kaijser
Director
No Photo
Charlie Fawcett
Editor
No Photo
Rachel Freck
Casting
No Photo
Amanda Coe
Executive Producer, Writer

Similar TV Shows

Community picks and smart matches based on genre, network, country, and language.

Smart picks
Small Prophets Small Prophets Matched by details Uncanny Uncanny Matched by details 10 Days to War 10 Days to War Matched by details 37 Days 37 Days Matched by details An Englishman's Castle An Englishman's Castle Matched by details Attachments Attachments Matched by details Banished Banished Matched by details BBC2 Play of the Week BBC2 Play of the Week Matched by details Bedtime Stories Bedtime Stories Matched by details Black Earth Rising Black Earth Rising Matched by details Cambridge Spies Cambridge Spies Matched by details Close to the Enemy Close to the Enemy Matched by details

Suggest a Similar Show

Login to suggest similar TV shows.

User Reviews & Ratings

Audience score, review cards, votes, comments, and watch activity.

+ Review
★ 0.0 0 review(s)
No ratings yet.
Watch Activity
Watching0
Completed0
Dropped0
Not Interested0
Watched Episode0
Season Rating Chart

Season Rating Chart

Average rating from all episode ratings in each season.

No episode ratings yet. Rate episodes below to build this chart.
Top Rated Episodes

Top Rated Episodes

Episodes ranked by audience rating.

No top episodes yet.
No reviews yet. Be the first to rate this show.
My Rating

My Rating

What did you think of Life In Squares?

Login to Review